Colombian equities ended trading higher on Friday, with gains concentrated in the Industrials, Services and Agriculture sectors that helped lift the market overall.
At the close, the COLCAP rose 0.39%.
Top and bottom movers
The session's strongest performer on the COLCAP was Ecopetrol SA (BVC:ECO), which gained 2.80% - a rise of 70.00 points - to finish at 2,570.00. Ecopetrol's move took it to a 52-week high, with the stock advancing 2.80% or 70.00 to 2,570.00.
Other notable winners included Corporacion Financiera Colombiana (BVC:CFV_p), which added 1.81% or 320.00 points to close at 17,960.00. Cementos Argos Pf (BVC:CCB_p) was unchanged for the session, registering a 0.00% move and closing at 13,500.00.
By contrast, several names posted steep declines. Etb (BVC:ETB) tumbled 9.09% or 5.00 points to end at 50.00. Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA Preferred (BVC:SIS_p) fell 6.43% or 2,860.00 points to settle at 41,620.00, and Interconnection Electric SA ESP (BVC:ISA) declined 5.29% or 1,560.00 points to close at 27,940.00.
Overall breadth was narrow; falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Colombia Stock Exchange by 1 to 0.
Commodities and currencies
Commodities moved lower in the session. US coffee C for May delivery fell 2.31% or 6.75 to $285.15. US cocoa for May delivery lost 0.51% or 17.00 to reach $3,298.00. April Gold Futures fell 2.00% or 102.70, trading at $5,023.10 a troy ounce.
Currency pairs saw modest shifts. USD/COP was up 0.33% at 3,706.43, while BRL/COP slipped 1.04% to 697.05. The US Dollar Index Futures advanced 0.75% to 100.50.
Market context
The session combined sector-led gains at the index level with pronounced stock-specific moves in both directions, and concurrent declines across selected commodities and some emerging market currency strength in the US dollar.